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Patented June s, 1909.

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ABEL MAGUI, or NRw YORK, N. Y., AssIeNoR or ONE-THIRD To JAcoB M.vRHBL'IOB ANB oNE-TBBD ro MORRIS 3o. GRBENGARD, or Naw YORK, N. Y.

BAG.

Patented .Tune 8, 1909.

Serial. N0. 438,361.

To all whom it may concern.' j

Beit known that I, ABEL MAGUI, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and residing in the borough of Manhattan, in the city, county,and State of New York, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Bags, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bags and particularly to safety attachmentstherefor, itbeing my obj ect to provide an efcient but simplyconstructed device to prevent the surreptitious opening of the bag whileit is being carried by the handle.

In the accompanying drawings in which my invention is illustrated,Figure 1 is an elevation of the frame of a bag to which my device isapplied; Fig. 2 is an elevation of an end of the handle and itsattachments drawn to a larger scale; Fig. 3 is a similar view with thehandle down and the jaws opened; Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4,Fig. 2 Fig. 5 is a section at right angles thereto; Fig. 6 is anelevation of a modified construction; Fig. 7 is an elevation of anothermodification; and Fig. 8 is a section of a further modification. l

The primary obj ect of my invention is to rovide a device to secureshopping bags against theft while they are being carried. To this endthe lock which I provide is controlled by the position of the handle sothat when the handle A is up, i. e., the position which it takes whenthe bag is being carried, the bag cannot be opened, while when thehandle is down, t. e. that which it normally assumes when the bag isheld preparatory to opening the same, the lock is in such position thatthe bag may be readily opened by operating the snap catch B or otherusual securing means.

As shown in the drawings, though I do not limit myself to theconstruction there shown, my device comprises rings or flanges 10carried by the thimbles 11 which are mounted on the opposite ends of thehandle A. The thimbles swivel freely in the bearings 12 and 13, carriedby the jaw C of the bag frame, and the rings 10 are thus rotated by theswinging of the handle. A notch 14 is cut in the ring at a predeterminedpoint such that it will be presented to the engaging finger-15, carriedby the other j aw D of the frame, when the handle A is swung down. Ifnow thej aws C and D be closed and the bag lifted by the handle A, thelifting of the handle A rotates the ring 10 and thus locks the finger15, the latter bearing against the inner face of the ring. The jawscannot be again separated until the handle is again swung down and thenotch 14 comes opposite the engaging finger 15, so that, the latter maybe withdrawn. So long therefore as the bag is carried by the handle itis obvious that the jaws are locked against pickpockets and cannot beopened by merely pressing the catch B as now frequently occurs.

The location of the ring 10 is of no importance. For instance it may becarried at the Outer end of the thimble as shown in Fig. 6, or itmay beplaced intermediate the ends as in Fig. 7. The finger 15 must beinclined to bring the same into engagement with the ring l() when thejaws C and D are of equal length and meet face to face as in Fig. 4, butit .may be made perfectly straight when, as in Fig. 8, the jaws are ofunequal length and overlap as shown. Various other constructions willreadily suggest themselves to meet varying conditions.

While it is not necessary, I prefer to provide the handle A with abearing band 16 of any suitable construction to save the leather orother material of which it is made, from wear against the finger. Thisband may be dispensed with, as shown in Fig. 2, since the lock isperfectly operative without, so long as suflicient space is left betweenthe handle and the ring, for the play of the finger 15 when the handleis rotated. If desired the catching finger 15 may be made of lightspring metal and provided with a beveled tip as in Fig. 3 so that whenthe bag is closedv with the handle up, or in any position such that theslot 14 in the ring is not presented to 95 the finger, the latter willbe merely sprung out and snappedback into position beneath the ring.Various modifications of this and other features of my device willreadily suggest themselves and I do not limit myself to the exactstructure shown.

l I claim as my invention:

1. A safety device for bags, comprising a notched ring rotated by themovement of the handle and carried together with said handle by one jawof the bag in combination with a locking member carried by the other jawand adapted to enter said notch when the handle vhandle `provided With althimble, a notched iring on said thimble, in combination With a lockingmember carried by the other jaw and adapted to enter said notch when thehandle -is m a predetermined position and engage the ring `When thehandle is rotated, substantially .as described.

4. A safety device for bags, comprising a handle mounted on one jaw, abearing` band therefor, a notched ring carried by the handle, incombination With a locking member carried by the other jaw and adaptedto enter said notch when the handle is in a predetermined position andengage the ring when the handle is rotated, substantially as described.

5. A safety device for bags, comprising interlocking members carried bythe jaws of the bag whereby said jaws may be opened only When the handleof the bag is in a predetermined position and one of said members beingof resilient material whereby said 1nteiloekiiig members may be engagedwitliou t :1-

regard to the position o f the handle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of tivo subscribing Witnesses.

ABEL MAGUI.

Witnesses W ALTER ABBE, WviLLiAM ABBE.

